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STORY: UN / LEBANON UPDATE
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SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 18 APRIL 2024, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE – NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
18 APRIL 2024, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, press briefing room
3. Close up, reporter
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“And a quick update from up north from our colleagues at the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) report that tensions are high and the situation remains of deep concern in southern Lebanon. Exchanges of fire continue along the Blue Line, involving repeated breaches of the cessation of hostilities and in violation of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006). UNIFIL reiterates its call for these exchanges to cease, as well as for all actors to exercise maximum restraint and to avoid any action that could lead to further escalation. Despite these challenges, our peacekeepers are implementing their mandate, and they continue to encourage de-escalation through liaison and coordination with the parties and an active presence on the ground along the Blue Line.”
5. Wide shot, press briefing room
The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) reported that tensions are high and the situation remains of deep concern in southern Lebanon, a UN Spokesperson said.
UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told reporters today (18 Apr), “Exchanges of fire continue along the Blue Line, involving repeated breaches of the cessation of hostilities and in violation of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006).”
He also said, “UNIFIL reiterates its call for these exchanges to cease, as well as for all actors to exercise maximum restraint and to avoid any action that could lead to further escalation.”
Despite these challenges, UNIFIL peacekeepers are implementing their mandate, and they continue to encourage de-escalation through liaison and coordination with the parties and an active presence on the ground along the Blue Line, Dujarric concluded.
